Moab, UT Hail Storm – September 2025

What Happened

A severe hail storm moved through the Moab, UT area on September 13, 2025, with 1-inch hail detected in multiple warning periods and a spotter report of storm-related power outage at 1:50 PM MDT. The event began with radar confidence early in the morning and continued into early afternoon.

The first hail alert came at 7:07 AM MDT, when dual-polarization radar showed 1-inch hail potential over the Moab area. Another radar-derived alert followed at 11:46 AM MDT. By 12:32 PM MDT, hail confidence remained at 1 inch again. The storm intensified around midday, and at 12:42 PM MDT the hail signal was paired with spotter verification. A fourth mid-afternoon alert came at 12:52 PM MDT with warning-level confidence only.

Field reports placed a spotter-verified 0.75-inch hail report at 1:50 PM MDT, along with a power outage tied to the storm. That report came between two later hail alerts. At 1:34 PM MDT, radar and spotter verification again supported 1-inch hail. Two final radar-derived alerts followed at 1:54 PM MDT and 1:58 PM MDT.

The sequence shows a long-lived hail threat across the Moab warning area, with repeated detections through the morning and into early afternoon. The strongest confidence came from a mix of dual-polarization radar and spotter input.

Damage Assessment

The clearest ground impact in this event was a spotter-verified power outage reported at 1:50 PM MDT near Moab, along with 0.75-inch hail. No widespread structural damage report was listed in the ground-truth field data provided, but the storm did produce enough local impact to interrupt service.

The field report sits inside a cluster of hail alerts that remained active through the early afternoon. That pattern points to repeated hail cores passing through the same general area rather than a single brief burst. The confirmed hail size stayed at 1 inch in the warning record, while the ground report documented a slightly smaller measured stone size near the outage location.

For contractors, the useful detail is the timing. The event was not confined to one short window. It extended from early morning radar detection to late-afternoon follow-up alerts. In Moab, that means roof, gutter, and exterior checks should not be limited to one neighborhood or one hour of impact.

The report of storm-related power loss also raises the chance of localized electrical interruption, equipment reset issues, and downed service complaints in affected pockets. Crews should expect calls that begin with power problems and later turn into roof, vehicle, and soft-surface hail claims as residents notice damage after the storm passes.

What Contractors Should Know

Moab sits in terrain where storm coverage can be uneven across short distances. A hail event like this one can leave one block with a verified report and the next block with only radar evidence. Crews should work the warning area in passes and not assume the full neighborhood took the same hit.